448.92
RESOLUTION OF REORGANIZATION OF THE
PLANNING, ZONING AND BUILDING & CODES ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS
RESOLUTION NO. 448, 92
INTRODUCED BY: Mrs. Susan Goetz
WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Pliney Tucker
WHEREAS, the Executive Director of the Planning, Zoning and
Building & Codes Enforcement Departments has reviewed and evaluated
the structure of the three Departments and has indicated to the
Town Board that a reorganization would produce a more efficient and
economical approach to handling the workloads of the Departments,
and
WHEREAS, an initial plan for the reorganization of all three
Departments was presented at the August 10, l992 meeting of the
Town Board and a further plan, together with further information,
has been presented at this meeting, and the Executive Director has
recommended that the same be adopted and implemented by the Town
Board of the Town of Queensbury, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury is desirous
of so adopting and implementing the aforedescribed plan as modified
or revised at this meeting,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby
abolishes one Clerk position in the Department of Building & Codes,
effective at 4:30 p.m. on September 11th, l992, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that one position of Senior Typist, currently
occupied by Pamela Whiting, in the Planning Department, be revised,
amended and/or reclassified as Office Specialist, with an annual
salary of $22,000, said position to commence on August 24, l992,
subject to Civil Service approval, which the Town Board understands
has been verbally given, subject to the Town Board plan for
financing, as hereinbelow set forth, and subject to the
understanding that Pamela Whiting is hereby nominated,
provisionally, to the position of Office Specialist for Planning,
Zoning, and Building & Codes Enforcement Departments, pending
successful completion of the Civil Service examination for that
position, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that in addition to a previously created position of
Assistant Planner the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby
also authorizes the establishment of a new position to be known as
Assistant Planner with Engineer and/or architectural background
with the exact nature of the position to be subject to and in
accordance with Civil Service approval and rules and regulations
and with the funds for said position to come from the appropriate
Planning Department account the same to be more fully described at
such time as a person is appointed to that position, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the position of Senior Planner is hereby
determined as appropriately abolished as of November 8th, 1992,
with the understanding that the person currently occupying the
Senior Planner position shall be offered the opportunity of taking
the position of Assistant Planner referred to previously in this
resolution as of that date (November 8th, 1992), and with the
further understanding that the Executive Director of the Planning,
Building and Codes Department shall immediately as of August 18th,
1992, offer the person occupying the Senior Planners position the
opportunity to accept the Assistant Planner position described
above with the request that an answer be given to the Town by
twelve noon, Monday, August 24th, 1992, the Town Board noting at
this point that it is urgent to determine whether or not the person
occupying the Senior Planner will continue with the Town so that it
in turn can make the appropriate arrangements with regard to
staffing of the department, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that it is hereby indicated that it is desired to
amend, revise or reclassify the position of Director of Building &
Codes Enforcement and the scope of duties and responsibilities to
be consistent with the same as set forth in the documents presented
at this meeting and the title to said position is desired to be
amended or revised to "Building Inspector", with an annual salary
to be set at $29,900, to be effective when the new position is
authorized and the old position is abolished, subject to (l)
revisions in the Local Laws of the Town of Queensbury, (2) Civil
Service approval, and (3) the understanding that the position shall
be first offered to the current Director of Building & Codes
Enforcement, and none of the provisions of this part of the
Resolution shall be effective until such time as a further
Resolution is adopted following the successful amendment to the
Local Laws of the Town of Queensbury, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that an account line in the l992 General Fund be
created for the position of Office Specialist, as herein described,
and such funds as necessary and remaining in the Clerk's Account
No. 01-3620-1060, as of September 11th, l992, be transferred to
fund the Office Specialist position and, such funds that remain in
the Senior Typist Account No. 01-8020-1910, to the extent the same
will be used to pay for the balance of the l992 fiscal year, for
one of the salaries of a Senior Typist, be transferred to the said
Office Specialist account, and the l992 Town General Budget is
hereby amended accordingly, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Town Supervisor is hereby authorized to
take such other and further steps, including the completion,
execution and placing of the Town Seal on any and all documentation
that may be necessary pursuant to Civil Service Law Rules to
effectuate the terms and provisions of this resolution, and take
all necessary steps to create the accounts and transfer the funds
as authorized by this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 17th day of August, l992, by the following
vote:
AYES: Mr. Tucker, Mrs. Goetz, Mr. Brandt
NOES: Mr. Caimano, Mrs. Monahan
ABSENT:None